TV Tropes. You get linked there to learn about a literary trope in television, movies, comic books, etc. For instance, I’m writing about a female barbarian character, and in researching costuming I ended up reading about Chain Mail Bikinis. This leads to what the Most Common Superpower is, and how this often involves a Victoria’s Secret Compartment hidden in a Cleavage Window, leading to Power Girl’s catchphrase, “My Eyes Are Up Here“. And then you just start reading about super-heroines with Boobs of Steel. And on every page, there are dozens of examples. And… oh my gosh, it’s 4:00 AM and I haven’t written anything!
Apparently, I’m not the only person who finds TVTropes more addicting than… well, I guess “crack” but I wouldn’t be able to say from experience. I can say it’s AS addicting as Cracked.
P.S. While composing this article, I ended up surfing the site for three hours before remembering to hit “Publish”.
I feel free to tell you that you are the last person on earth to know this and say this.
The last.
Oh, I’ve been there many times before. I’m just lamenting that it wasted my time that night.